Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-04-02

Deathday

2016-11-13 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Lawton, Oklahoma, USA

Also Known As

Hank Wilson
Russell Bridges

Leon Russell

Biography

Leon Russell, born Claude Russell Bridges, was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling pop music records during his 60-year career. His genres included pop, country, rock, folk, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, folk rock, blues rock, surf, standards, and Tulsa Sound.

Known For

6.9%

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

7.9%

Boston Legal

Oct 3, 2004

4.6%

The One Show

Aug 14, 2006

7.9%

The Concert for Bangladesh

Mar 23, 1972

8.0%

The T.A.M.I. Show

Nov 14, 1964

6.2%

Austin City Limits

Jan 1, 1975

6.2%

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

Feb 9, 1979

7.6%

A Poem Is a Naked Person

May 9, 1974

6.2%

Shindig!

Sep 16, 1964

6.2%

Shindig!

Sep 16, 1964

6.2%

Shindig!

Sep 16, 1964

6.0%

Solid Gold

Sep 13, 1980

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Acting

2021

Learning to Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen as Self

2016

Out in the Woods as Self

2011

The Union as Self

2010		The Making of Elton John: Madman Across the Water as Self
2010		Elton John & Leon Russell: BBC Electric Proms 2010 as Self

2009

Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live as Self - Performer (archive footage)

2006

The One Show as Self

2005

George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited as Self

2004

Boston Legal

2002		J.J. Cale - In Session at the Paradise Studios
2002		Leon Russell: A Song For You as Self
2002		CMT Crossroads as Self

1980

Solid Gold as Self

1979		Willie Nelson's 4th of July Celebration
1979		When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? as Radio Preacher

1975		Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
1975		Austin City Limits as Self

1974

A Poem Is a Naked Person as Self

1972

The Concert for Bangladesh as Self

1971

Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen as Himself

1970

Leon Russell: The Homewood Session

1964		The T.A.M.I. Show as Self - Pianist in House Band (uncredited)
1964		Shindig! as Self - Singer / Pianist
1964		Shindig! as Self - Singer
1964		Shindig! as Self

Production

2002

Leon Russell: A Song For You as Executive Producer

1974

A Poem Is a Naked Person as Producer

Sound

1976

A Star Is Born as Songs